Milk-pail holder.



G. A. FITCH & G. A. CHAMBERLIN.

MILK FAIL HOLDER.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY ze', 1909.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

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ASTATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. FITCH AND GUY CHAMBERLIN, OF ELLICOTTVILLE, NEW YORK.

MILK-FAIL HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, GEORGE A. FITCH and GUY A. CHAMBERLIN, citizens of the United States, and residents of Ellicottville, in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Milk-Fail I-Iolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a milk pail holder whereby an attendant may conveniently support a pail on the knees during the operation of milking.

The object of this invention is to provide a holder of this character which is simple and durable in construction and which can be readily attached to and removed from the pail and adapted to pails varying in s ize.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of our improved milk pail holder, showing the same in use. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View thereof, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section, on an enlarged scale, in line 3 8, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section, on an enlarged scale, in line 4 4, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In its general organization our improved milk pail holder comprises a supporting bar A which is adapted to rest at opposite ends on the knees of the attendant, and means whereby a milk pail B is detachably secured to a bar between its ends. The ends of the bar are preferably curved downwardly, as shown in Fig. l, so that they do not slip off too readily from the knees while in use, and these ends are also provided with holes a so that the same may be hung up on a nail or hook when not in use. The central part of the supporting bar is deflected or off-set to one side, preferably rearwardly, as shown at c, so that when a pail is secured to the bar between its ends preparatory to milking, the space above the top of the pail will be unobstructed and permit the milk to be directed into the pail without liability of striking the bar and becoming wasted.`

While in use the supporting bar rests on the upper edge of the pail at the rear and at opposite sides thereof, the rear part of the ed e being engaged by the underside of the deected central par-t of the supportingbar and the opposite side edges by the end parts of the bar which are lengthwise in line onv opposite sides of the deflected central part, whereby a three point engagement is obtained on the bar for the pail.

The means for detachably securing the pail to the supporting bar comprise preferably two clamping pins or lugs d depending from the end parts of the supporting bar and engaging preferably against the inner side of the pail, and two horizontally swinging clamping levers e having preferably the form of cams and pivoted on the underside of the end parts of the bar, so that upon turning these levers inwardly the same engage with the outer side of the pail below the head b thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, thereby clamping the pail between the pins and the levers and reliably connecting the same.

For the purpose of enabling the holder to be applied to pails varying in size or diameter, the bar is constructed in two sections al, al which are adj ustably connected so that the bar can be lengthened or shortened for bringing the clamping pins and levers into the proper position relatively to the opposite sides of the pail for engaging the same. The joint between the sections of the supporting bar is preferably located at the center of its rearwardly deflected part where the opposing inner ends of the bar sections overlap one another and the two sections are guided relatively to each other by means of a coupling rivet or pin f arranged on each bar section and engaging with a longitudinal slot g in the other section, whereby the sections may be slid lengthwise relatively to each other but are held against lateral displacement. The rivets are preferably suliiciently tight that the sections of the supporting bar are held in their adjusted position by friction thereby simplifying the construction and reducing the cost of the same accordingly.

Our improved milk pail holder contains but few parts, it is very convenient to use and can be produced at comparatively small cost rendering the same especially desirable for dairymen who have considerable milky of eaeli section and engaging with a longiends on the knees of the attendant and Vhaving its central part'deleeted to one side, and means for detaehably securing a pail to the bar between its ends.

2. A milk pail holder comprising a supporting bar adapted to rest at its opposite ends on the knees of the attendant and cornposed of two sections which are adjustable' relatively to each other, and means for de-v taeliably securing a pail to said bar. Y

3. A'niilk pail holder comprisinga suprelatively to each other, and means for detaeliably securing a pail t0 said bar consisting of a pin arranged on the limer part tudinal slot in the Vinner part of the other section. Y n Y' 4. A milk pail holdercomprising a supporting bar adapted to rest atits opposite ends on the knees of the attendant and means for detaehably securing a pail to said bar consisting Vof pins or' projections arranged on the bar and adapted 4to engage with one side of the pail and clamping levers pivoted Von theV bar and adapted toV 'bear against theopposite side ofthe pail.

fitness our hands this 2G day of April,V 1909.

GEORGE A. FITCH. GUY A, CHAMBERLIN.' l lvVitnesses: y l Y Caen, VARREN, J. MILTON .,l'UNKER( 

